EP 0856751 A4 20001011 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OPTICAL FIBRE
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OPTICAL FIBRE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHNEIDEN VON OPTISCHEN FASER
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE DECOUPE D'UNE FIBRE OPTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 9701745 W 19970523
- JP 15167696 A 19960523
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9744691A1] A method and apparatus for cutting optical fibre are provided which can cut optical fibre smoothly and perpendicularly to the axis of the optical fibre. A ferrule (21) is held by a holder (14), which is supported inclinable with respect to a body (12) of the cutting apparatus (11), and an end of an optical fibre (20) projecting from an end surface of the ferrule (21) is held by a clamp (16) to apply a tension force. The holder (14) is inclined to bend the optical fibre (20), and a cutting blade (28) is arcuately moved, while abutting against an outer periphery of a base inside of the bent portion of the optical fibre (20), to form an arcuate notch (20a). Thereafter, the holder (14) is inclined in a reverse direction to bend the optical fibre (20) in a reverse direction to thereby cut the optical fibre (20).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
G02B 6/25 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 225/325 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 225/371 (2015.04 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 5460311 A 19951024 - FAN ROBERT J [US]
- [A] US 4445632 A 19840501 - MARGOLIN MARK [US], et al
- See references of WO 9744691A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9744691 A1 19971127; EP 0856751 A1 19980805; EP 0856751 A4 20001011; JP 3325181 B2 20020917; JP H09311226 A 19971202; US 6244488 B1 20010612
DOCDB simple family (application)
JP 9701745 W 19970523; EP 97922155 A 19970523; JP 15167696 A 19960523; US 98356398 A 19980122